30 Years Ago Today, Bluegrass Music Lost Its Founding Father and the Mind Behind This Elvis Presley Classic
Bill Monroe, widely regarded as the "Father of Bluegrass," died in Springfield, Tennessee, on 9 September 1996, four days before his 85th birthday. His death marked the loss of a pioneering figure who forged bluegrass by blending gospel harmonies, Celtic fiddle traditions, blues, jazz and folk into a distinctive sound, influencing artists from the Everly…